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TIL why you're not supposed to cook or drink hot tap water - it's the lead (and other heavy metals) (www.epa.gov)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/til@lemmy.ca
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Hot water dissolves lead more quickly than cold water and is therefore more likely to contain greater amounts of lead. Never use water from the hot water tap for drinking, cooking, or making baby formula.

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[–] 29 points 1 year ago

Have you ever smelled or descaled the inside of an old hot water tank? Its delightfully putrid and I would never want to drink the stuff coming out of there whether its technically safe or not

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